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EU leaders condemn Serbia's funeral honors for Ratko Mladic, raising doubts over membership bid
Top European Union officials on Tuesday expressed shock after Serbia gave a hero’s funeral to Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb general who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, and questioned Serbia’s fitness to join their bloc. Mladic was buried in Belgrade on Monday wi...
US strikes Iranian tankers plus other key Mideast news
The U.S. on Tuesday destroyed five Iranian tankers in response to attempted missile attacks on a Navy warship, marking the latest tit-for-tat strikes between the two countries. Earlier, Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignited fires at several oil facilities and wounded dozens of p...
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people, officials say
A wave of Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia Tuesday wounded more than 70 people and ignited fires at several oil facilities and utilities in the kingdom's southern region, authorities said, a major escalation in the renewed conflict between an important U.S. ally and the Iranian-bac...
New pedestrian signals installed along Pleasanton Road aim to make crossings safer for walkers, wheelchair users
Three new pedestrian hybrid beacons are now active along Pleasanton Road, giving people a button-activated signal to stop traffic at crossings along the busy corridor. City leaders said the corridor on Pleasanton Road from Fitch Street to I-410 is dangerous, and data shows around...
'We were just having a party': Neighbors react after man's body found dumped on Bexar County road
Residents on the Southeast Side of Bexar County are shaken after a man’s body was found dumped along a private road Sunday — and at least one nearby neighbor says she didn’t realize anything was wrong until police were already at her door. Deputies with the Bexar County Sheriff’s...
CPS report details mental health concerns before Marlene Vidal was charged in children’s deaths
A newly released Child Protective Services fatality report offers new details about concerns involving Marlene Vidal’s mental health and stability in the year before she was charged with killing her two children and setting a car on fire with them inside. Aleeza Elena Vidal, 6, a...
2 men arrested after chase on Southwest Side, Texas Department of Public Safety says
The Texas Department of Public Safety said two men were arrested Monday after a chase on the Southwest Side. In a preliminary report obtained by KSAT, the department identified the men as Jorge Samy Castellon Soriano, 32, and Jose Manuel Moreno Mariano, 29. A DPS trooper attempte...
SAPD, Crime Stoppers seek tips in murder of 21-year-old man in vacant North Side parking lot
San Antonio police and Crime Stoppers are seeking tips in connection with a murder that happened in a vacant parking lot on the North Side. SAPD officers responded to a call for an injured person just after midnight on June 6 in the 2100 block of Vance Jackson Road following a re...
Man, 21, arrested in connection with Northwest Side stabbing, SAPD says
A suspect was arrested Sunday in connection with a stabbing on the Northwest Side that left a man seriously wounded, according to San Antonio police. Officers responded to the incident around 12:40 p.m. in the 5700 block of North Knoll, which is located near Danny Kaye Drive. Acc...
Pedestrian killed by vehicle while attempting to cross Kerr County highway, police say
A Kerr County woman died Saturday night after she was struck by a vehicle while attempting to cross a highway, according to the Kerrville Police Department. Officers responded to the crash around 9:30 p.m. in the 1200 block of Junction Highway, police said in a Facebook post . Je...
AfD party's landslide win in eastern Germany tests country's 'firewall' against the far right
Alternative for Germany, or AfD , has established itself as a significant political force in the 13 years since its founding, but it has never been part of any state or federal government. That’s a result of what is often called a “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immi...
Plane crash at Miami airport affects Labor Day travel plans in Texas
A deadly crash at the Miami International Airport has affected some Labor Day travel plans for those flying in and out of Texas. Travelers flying out of Austin may need to check their plans. An 8 a.m. departure from Austin to Miami was canceled Monday morning. Some passengers hav...
Body of war criminal Mladic lies in state in Serbian capital ahead of funeral
The body of Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war crimes, lay in state on Monday as Serbia defied European Union warnings against allowing public homage to the man found guilty of the continent’s first case of genocide since World...
Investigators hunt for what went wrong after cargo plane crash in Miami kills at least 5
Federal investigators on Monday are detailing their plans for determining what caused an Amazon cargo jet to barrel off a runway at Miami International Airport, killing at least five people and injuring five others as it struck vehicles and was engulfed in flames. The aircraft ov...
SAPD: Man found dead under downtown bridge near Interstate 10
A man was found dead Sunday evening under a bridge along Interstate 10 near downtown, according to the San Antonio Police Department. Police said they found a man lying face down just before 8 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Laredo Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene, pol...
Assailant lunged at Democratic candidate for Ohio governor at fair, campaign says
An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton , on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said. The suspect knocked volunteers to the ground and was arrested with “multiple weapons,” Mah...
BCSO: Man crashes into K-9 unit, arrested on DWI charges
A man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after crashing into a deputy’s vehicle in northwest Bexar County, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Xavier Stout, 24, crashed into a BCSO K-9 unit around 1 a.m. Sunday near the Highway 90 frontage road and...
Wrong-way driver killed, 1 suffers major injuries after crash on South Side, SAPD says
A wrong-way driver was killed, and another driver was injured in a crash early Sunday morning on the South Side, according to San Antonio police. Officers were dispatched just before 3 a.m. in the 13000 block of Interstate 37 South, near Southton Road. Police said the driver, ide...
19-year-old ejected, killed in crash on North Side, San Antonio police say
A 19-year-old man was killed after being ejected from his motorcycle in a crash north of downtown, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened around midnight Sunday near U.S. Highway 281 and Interstate 35. An SAPD preliminary report states the man was driv...
Iran says it hit a US ship in a week of renewed hostilities, and other Mideast news
Iran said Sunday that it struck an unmanned U.S. military boat in the Strait of Hormuz , marking the latest exchange of fire between the countries after a month of relative calm. Meanwhile, Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon killed four people and injured at least 20, including ...
Russell aims to trim Antonelli's F1 lead at Italian GP, Ferrari's Leclerc crashes out
George Russell will be looking to make up some ground on Kimi Antonelli in the Formula 1 title race, with his Mercedes teammate starting from the back of the grid at the Italian Grand Prix . The race had to be temporarily halted after about six minutes when Ferrari driver Charles...
Windcrest man allegedly used hidden camera to record children in pool rental bathroom, affidavit says
A man faces a state jail felony charge after authorities say he used a camera hidden behind a hole in a bathroom wall to record two nude 7-year-old girls and other guests who had rented his backyard pool, according to an arrest affidavit. Joe Anthony Gonzales, 61, is charged with...
What San Antonio city services are open, closed on Labor Day
City Hall and most municipal officers will be closed Monday, Sept. 7, in observance of Labor Day. Public safety and emergency services will remain in operation, according to a news release. Other city services will operate on the following schedule: Police and fire: Personnel wil...
Man ejected, hospitalized after crash on North Side, police say
A man was hospitalized after a crash on the North Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The crash happened just before 3 a.m. Saturday in the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 281 near Northeast Loop 410. Police said the 26-year-old man was driving an Audi sedan no...
19-year-old detained after woman injured in South Side shooting, SAPD says
A 19-year-old man was detained after a woman was injured in a shooting on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department. The shooting happened just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday in the 1100 block of Roosevelt Avenue. An SAPD preliminary report states that upon arrival...
Greek air force jet crashes at annual aerial show, starts fire
A Greek air force jet crashed at an aerial show north of Athens, starting a fire that sent large plumes of black smoke into the air in front of several thousand spectators on Saturday. There were no injuries among the attendees following the crash of the twin-seat Phantom F4 jet ...
Masked men block traffic to UK's port of Dover in apparent anti-immigrant protest
A group of masked men blocked roads leading to Britain’s busiest ferry port on Saturday in what officials said appeared to be an anti-immigration protest. The Port of Dover said all traffic in and out was "stopped due to an ongoing public order incident," and police said they wer...
Months after ceasefire, Israel and Hezbollah battle over a strategic hill in Lebanon
Since a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and Hezbollah more than two months ago, fighting has stopped in much of Lebanon, but not on a strategic hill overlooking parts of a main southern city. In recent weeks, Ali Taher hill has been the scene of daily shelling and airst...
I-35 construction traffic complicates medical emergency, work commute
Social media videos highlight drivers’ frustration with construction along Interstate 35, where lane closures have turned routine commutes into lengthy delays. “You can’t get anywhere on 35 ever,” Cally Moore said in a TikTok video. “It turns what really should be a very reasonab...